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The following table describes the labels for the iRing screen.
Label Description
iRing Enables iRing.
Ring Master There should be only one Ring Master in a ring. However, if two or more
switches have Ring Master enabled, the switch with the lowest MAC address
will become the Ring Master and the others will become the Backup
Masters.
1 st Ring Port The primary port when configured in iRing.
2 nd Ring Port The backup port when configured in iRing.
Ring Linking
Enables Ring Linking. Ring Linking can be used to divide a big ring into two
smaller rings avoiding any change to the other switches if there is network
topology change. It is a good application for connecting two rings.
Ring Linking Port Set a port as the Ring Linking port to link to the Ring Linking port of the
switch in the other ring. Ring Linking requires four switches to construct an
active and a backup link. The linked four ports of the four switches will be
operated in active/backup mode.
Dual Homing Enables Dual Homing. By selecting Dual Homing mode, the ring will be
connected to switches through two RSTP links (i.e., backbone Switch). The
two links will act in active/backup mode, and connect each ring to the
switches in RSTP mode.
Homing Port Selects Homing Port
Apply Click “ Apply ” to activate the configurations.
Note: It is not recommended to set one switch as a Ring Master and a Coupling Ring at the same time due
as this will overload the system.
5.1.7.3
iChain
iChain can be enabled to provide network redundancy and maximize fault recovery speed by creating
multiple redundant networks.
Figure 27 - iChain Interface